Black Narcissus Behind the scenes
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Sylvester 2022-06-20 18:34:20
The little nun is thirty-eight years old, and Zheng Sichun was sent to Tianya by my mother. I was a first-time married mother, not a teacher too...
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Kaela 2022-06-20 19:28:06
【Great Bright Britain Masters Exhibition】1. The charming Powell/Pressberg masterpieces are enough to prove that the classical theme, narrative and audio-visual language are still timeless. 2. Symbolic and expressive use of color: the contrast of red (passion, lust and death) and black and white (discipline and abstinence), the horrifying enchanted nun in red with red lips and eyes, plus the blue ballroom . 3. The film constructs multiple sets of binomial oppositions in form and content: religion vs secular, rational vs emotional, civilized vs primitive (nature), planted grains vs planted flowers, women vs men, adults vs children, Western vs East. 4. The restoration effect is excellent. I don't know whether the subtle flickering light that runs through the whole film is the original film effect. The flashing light and the constant blowing wind make the film feel a vague sense of unease and trembling. 5. Another victory for the studio set, the nun ringing the bell on the cliff has also become a classic image, and the ending seems to be a tribute to Hitchcock's [Vertigo] (and [Voyeur] and [Vertigo]. There is also a rich intertextual relationship between them). 6. Deborah Kerr is beautiful. 7. The fly in the ointment is that the film is a bit oriental. (8.5/10)
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Mother Dorothea: -
[With Sister Clodagh: looking at photos of the palace at Mopu]
Mother Dorothea: The house is nine thousand feet up - very cold, but good air. General Toda Rai, who has invited us to Mopu, has promised us every help. He was a little afraid when he learned that we are bound to our order only by yearly vows. I explained this rule to him.
Sister Clodagh: Yes, Reverend Mother.
Mother Dorothea: For more than a century, to serve voluntarily has been one of the glories of our Order.
Sister Clodagh: And our greatest strength.
Mother Dorothea: Exactly. He understands now. Is there anything you would like to ask?
Sister Clodagh: Who am I to take with me?
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Mother Dorothea: [the Reverend Mother and Sister Clodagh survey the sisters of the Order, determining who will go to Mopu] Remember, a community is not a class of girls. The sisters won't be easy to manage or to impress. Now, let me see. I'll give you Sister Briony. You'll need her strength.
Sister Clodagh: Thank you, Reverend Mother.
Mother Dorothea: Sister Philippa for the garden... Sister Blanche.
Sister Clodagh: Sister Blanche?
Mother Dorothea: You know what the other girls call her?
Sister Clodagh: Sister Honey.
Mother Dorothea: Yes, Honey. I think you'll need Sister Honey. She's popular. And you'll need to be popular... And Sister Ruth.
Sister Clodagh: [Surprised] But Sister Ruth is ill.
Mother Dorothea: That is why I want her to go.
Sister Clodagh: Forgive me for saying so, Reverend Mother, but do you think our vocation is her vocation?
Mother Dorothea: [Nodding knowingly] Yes, she's a problem. I'm afraid she'll be a problem for you, too. With a smaller community, she may be better. Give her responsibility, Sister. She badly wants importance.
Sister Clodagh: Do you think it's a good thing to let her feel important?
Mother Dorothea: Spare her some of your own importance... if you can.
Sister Clodagh: Mother, are you sorry that I have been appointed to take charge of St. Faith?
Mother Dorothea: Yes. I don't think you're ready for it, and I think you'll be lonely. Never forget: we're an order of workers. Work them hard. And remember... the superior of all is the servant of all.
Sister Clodagh: I understand.